Significance of mutations in hepatitis B virus X gene for the pathogenesis of HB-associated glomerulonephritis

Acta Virologica

Volumn 58, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 278-281

  Hui, D ^a   Yan, X ^a   Wei, J ^a   Ruixia, M ^a   Guangju, G ^b  

^a QINGDAO UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b THE SECOND HOSPITAL OF SHANDONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Glomerulonephritis; Hepatitis B virus; Mutation; X gene

Indexed keywords

CIS ACTING ELEMENT; NUCLEOTIDE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS X PROTEIN; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA EXTRACTION; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE LOCATION; GENE MUTATION; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HEPATITIS B VIRUS X GENE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MISSENSE MUTATION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POINT MUTATION; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS PATHOGENESIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPLICATION; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; HEPATITIS B; METABOLISM; VIROLOGY;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; GENOTYPE; GLOMERULONEPHRITIS; HEPATITIS B; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HUMANS; MUTATION, MISSENSE; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 84924839685     PISSN: 0001723X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4149/av_2014_03_278     Document Type: Article

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